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• Canadian inventor has built a 13-foot dinosaur, human-sized TIE Fighter and working flying broom

  06-09-2021 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Allan Carver, a former ad exec in Halifax, Nova Scotia, creates DIY vehicles and contraptions, like a miniature VW bus, a rideable TIE fighter, and a 'flying' broom from an electric scooter.
  
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• Mercedes unveils wearable brain-computer interface for Avatar-inspired autonomous concept car

  06-09-2021 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At the IAA Mobility car show in Munich, Mercedes-Benz is debuting the brain-computer interface of the Vision AVTR, an autonomous concept car inspired by the film Avatar.
  
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• Sociology: Women with degrees six times more likely to have a child out of wedlock than 25 years ago

  06-09-2021 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sociologist Andrew Cherlin of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore studied data collected from three long-running demographic surveys undertaken in the US.
  
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• White dwarfs 'appear more youthful than they actually are', study says

  06-09-2021 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  White dwarfs can slow down their rate of ageing by burning hydrogen on their surface, report astronomers at the University of Bologna.
  
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• Kim Kardashian crypto ad singled out by financial watchdog

  06-09-2021 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Instagram ad by the influencer was criticised in a speech by FCA chairman Charles Randell.
  
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• Plastic pollution in lakes could become a breeding ground for algae that benefit the environment

  06-09-2021 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A surge of plastic pollution in freshwater lakes could have an unexpected benefit, according to a new study from researchers at the universities of Keele and Nottingham: it result in a rise of of oxygen.
  
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• China's Zhurong rover snaps panorama of Mars to mark 100th day 

  06-09-2021 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  China's Zhurong rover has worked on Mars' surface for 100 days and to honour the milestone the Beijing-based China National Space Administration released this panoramic image.
  
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• Old West-style 'wanted posters ' used to find new species of spotted skunks that do handstands

  06-09-2021 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Field Museum in Chicago collected some 200 spotted skunk specimens for genetic analysis. Their research upped the number of known species from four to seven.
  
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• Ants' bites are so powerful - and painful - because their teeth are made of ZINC, scientists find 

  06-09-2021 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ants teeth are so strong because they are partially made of zinc atoms that are spaced evenly, a new study has found. This discovery could have implications for future consumer electronics.
  
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• Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire among the top 10 counties for buried treasure

  06-09-2021 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There have been 8,775 pieces of buried treasure uncovered in England, Wales and Northern Ireland over the past decade, according to new research.
  
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• After failing to make it to orbit, Firefly Aerospace asserts it has 'arrived'

  06-09-2021 17:47 via go.theregister.com
  
  'Arrived' back on the planet quite a bit sooner than expected, sure Firefly Aerospace has confirmed that one of its Reaver engines shut down shortly after its Alpha rocket left the pad last week, resulting in the destruction of the vehicle in spectacular fashion just after reaching supersonic velocity.…
  
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• House hunters! Male squids look for homes for their female mates to lay eggs, study shows

  06-09-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have discovered the first evidence of male squids looking for places for female mates to lay eggs, happening in Egypt's Red Sea and in Indonesia, according to a new study.
  
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• Seal numbers in the Thames have fallen by 12%, report reveals

  06-09-2021 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There were 797 harbour seals and 2,866 grey seals detected this year in the Thames Estuary, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has revealed.
  
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• Music: Artists and bands must swap private jets for trains to cut their climate impact, study warns

  06-09-2021 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These are among the recommendations of a new roadmap for 'super low carbon live music' published by experts from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in Manchester.
  
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• Archaeology: Polished stone balls thought to be 5,500 years old are discovered in Orkney tomb 

  06-09-2021 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These rare finds were unearthed at the southern tip of the Tresness peninsula by experts at the University of Central Lancashire and National Museums of Scotland.
  
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• Archaeology: Polished stone balls thought more than 5,500 years old are discovered in Orkney tomb 

  06-09-2021 15:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These rare finds were unearthed at the southern tip of the Tresness peninsula by experts at the University of Central Lancashire and National Museums of Scotland.
  
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• TikTok overtakes YouTube for average watch time in US and UK

  06-09-2021 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  TikTok has higher watch time per user than video giant YouTube in the US and UK, a report suggests.
  
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• Birds start learning to chirrup before they hatch, study says 

  06-09-2021 14:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Birds start learning to peep, chirrup and sing well before they hatch by listening to their parents' vocal calls, researchers based in Adelaide, Australia have found.
  
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• Nature: Australian musk ducks can mimic HUMAN SPEECH, scientists reveal 

  06-09-2021 13:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The vocal waterfowl was mimicking a phrase he heard one of his caretakers utter at some point, researchers from Leiden University and Australia believe.
  
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• Facebook apology as AI labels black men 'primates'

  06-09-2021 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company says it was an "unacceptable error" and disabled the feature and launched an investigation.
  
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• Archaeology: Polished stone balls thought more than 4,000 years old are discovered in Orkney tomb 

  06-09-2021 13:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These rare finds were unearthed at the southern tip of the Tresness peninsula by experts at the University of Central Lancashire and National Museums of Scotland.
  
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• It takes more than a WEEK to recover from 10 days of poor quality slumber, study warns 

  06-09-2021 13:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To discover how long it takes to recover from poor sleep, a team from Jagiellonian University of Krakow, Poland put volunteers through 10 nights of broken slumber.
  
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• Spider season: Why your home might feel full of arachnids right now

  06-09-2021 10:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They're not coming through the windows - they were already inside.
  
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• Welcome to the era of the Great Office Unknowing

  06-09-2021 07:00
  
  Continued delays and indecision are combining to leave employees stuck in return-to-office limbo
  
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• This algorithm is making diabetes more manageable

  06-09-2021 07:00
  
  For diabetics, getting insulin doses right is a serious matter. The Quin app can predict when and how much they need
  
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• The Exponential Age will transform economics forever

  06-09-2021 07:00
  
  It’s hard for us to fathom exponential change – but our inability to do so could tear apart businesses, economies and the fabric of society
  
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• Saving Australian frog species on the brink of extinction

  06-09-2021 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists fear four species are already extinct but say urgent action can save others.
  
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• Climate change: Massive Attack gig data to cut live music impact

  06-09-2021 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Artists should swap private jets for trains among recommendations from climate scientists.
  
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• Has Covid killed off business cards for good?

  06-09-2021 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sales of business cards have fallen sharply as a result of the pandemic.
  
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